About us
Board of directors
Ronald Tuft
Board member
Founder and previous CEO of Norway’s leading refugee reception company Hero. Board member and one of the largest shareholders in Norway’s largest transport company Litra. CoB and MoB in a large number of companies.
Jörg Walter
Board member
Senior Group Director at Marquard & Bahls AG in Hamburg, where he has been working for over 25 years. Responsible for HSSE, sustainability, communications, and IT, focusing on continuous improvement of the organisation and its portfolio.
Before joining Marquard & Bahls, he was a department manager in an environmental consulting firm. Has a PhD in geology from 1994, University of Cologne
Harald Norvik
Board member
Former President and CEO of Statoil Group (1988-99). Served as Member of Aker’s Executive Board as CFO (1981-86) and CEO of Astrup Høyer (1986-87). Was Personal Secretary to the Prime Minister and State Secretary in the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy.
He has served on boards in a number of international and Norwegian companies, and has been Chairman of the Board of Imatis, Deep Ocean, SAS, Telenor, Oslo Stock Exchange, and Aschehoug. He has, in addition, been a board member in ConocoPhillips, PGS, Orkla, EON Ruhrgas and Chairman of DNB’s Advisory Board. From 2002 to 2010, he was strategic advisor of ECON Pöyry.
Today, he is a board member of Umoe and Chairman of the Board of Barratt Due, NRC (Norwegian Refugee Council) and Kraft Bank. Has a MA in business from NHH, Bergen.
Bastian Mueller
Board member
Chairman of the supervisory board and majority owner of WM SE, the largest wholesale distributor of vehicle parts and services in Germany, which also operates in Europe and the United States. He is also a board member of the GVA, the German Association of Car Part Distributors, and has a professional background from Robert Bosch. He invests in Nordic Electrofuel through his family office Parkshore Holding GmbH.
Rolf Bruknapp
Chairman
20 years of experience in the hydroelectric industry in Norway, the Nordic region, and Turkey. Has developed and operated numerous small and medium-sized power plants within hydro, solar, and wind. MA in business and economics.
Management
Gunnar Holen
CEO
31 years of experience with investment banking and corporate finance, including fundraising and M&A activity. Has contributed to and participated in a number of national and international IPOs.
Founded CAR ASA, which grew from two to 55 people from 2003 to 2007 and had a turnover of NOK 80 million NOK in the same period.
Has been a top-rated investment analyst both internationally and domestically. MA in business and economics.
Rolf Bruknapp
Partner
20 years of experience in the hydroelectric industry in Norway, the Nordic region, and Turkey. Has developed and operated numerous small and medium-sized power plants within hydro, solar, and wind.
MA in business and economics.Has been a top-rated investment analyst both internationally and domestically. MA in business and economics.
Bjørn Bringedal
Chief Technical Officer
More than 30 years of experience within different process and automation industries, such as R&D, conceptual studies, engineering, and operational support. Held the position as senior specialist in ABB Oil, Gas and Chemicals before beginning at Nordic Electrofuel.
Has worked in various departments in ABB and Hydro, and has experience with oil and gas, aluminium, magnesium, technology, and project management. MA in chemical engineering and fluid dynamics from NTH, Trondheim.
Aina Hegrestad
CFO
Aina has more than 25 years’ experience from top management reporting, management and financial accounting, management consultancy, mergers and acquisitions, and business development within international public listed and private companies in various industries.
Aina came to NELF from the position as CFO in Drivalia Lease Norge, previously ALD Automotive, where she was instrumental in the initial integration planning of the merger between LeasePlan and ALD, followed by a ringfencing process and sale to new owner when the European Commission did not approve the merger for the Norwegian entity. She has also held similar roles in fishfarming and mechanical industries and worked as a Director in one of the big management consulting companies in Norway.
Aina has a unique blend of robust financial expertise, strong industrial experience and advanced IT acumen. She is a licensed CPA (State Certified Public Accountant) and has additional education within IT, project management, business and administration.
Francesco Maione
Project Director
Accomplished Project Director and Head of PMO with 20 years of expertise in EPCC industry. Seasoned professional specializing in successfully leading multibillion-dollar projects across diverse sectors, including Oil & Gas, Infrastructures, Power, and Defence. Proficient in managing entire project lifecycle, including development, construction, logistics planning, operations, risk management, and HSEQ.
Demonstrated skill in stakeholder management, and effectively adapting to changing project dynamics. Recognized for exemplary leadership in Oil&Gas plants, power facilities, and military oversight. A strategic planner committed to cost reduction and delivering innovative solutions. Proven proficiency in contract negotiation and a track record of implementing performance metrics to drive project success. Mr. Maione has a Master in Hydraulic Engineering from Università di Padova, is Project Manager Certified and has undertaken and achieved several Advanced Project Management educations.
Victor Dias
Plant Manager
More than 25 years of experience within industrial environment, holding management positions as department manager, plant manager, operations manager on projects, processes, manufacturing, and production settings. Among previous positions Mr Dias was the operations manager at Magnor Minerals AS / RHI Normag AS, process owner and project manager at REC-Wafer Norway AS, production engineer at Volkswagen (Autoeuropa – Portugal), production planning manager at Bombardier Transportation Portugal, to highlight few. Mr. Dias has strong skills and proven results in industrial leadership, implementation of methodologies for production ramp-up, production efficiency growth, budget management, quality management, root cause analyses, etc. Mr Dias has a Master of science in mechanical engineering and another Master of science in industrial processes and operations management from Superior Technical Institute, Lisbon-Portugal.
Rune Løvstad
Senior Advisor
Has more than 30 years’ experience in both on- and offshore industry. Came from the position of Project Director in Aibel. Has held positions as vice president, project director, and manager within engineering, system completion, subcontracting, and business development.
Developed a renewable energy business, and has a technical and commercial mindset and in depth competance within project strategy, methodology, leadership, and management. MA in naval architecture and marine engineering, institute of Marine Machinery.
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